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stumpnose

stump·nose [ stúmp nz ] (plural stump·nose or stump·nos·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
South Africa ocean food fish: an edible fish of seas around southern Africa, one species of which is fished commercially, while others are popular with anglers. It belongs to a family of fishes that resemble breams. Family Sparidae.

[Mid-19th century. Anglicization of South African Dutch stompneus< Dutch stomp "blunt" + neus "nose, snout"]
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